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Escalon staff outlines Community Center action plan; council wants parking and security details
Summary
Staff presented near‑term and long‑term measures to boost bookings at the community center (online booking, rental packages, possible alcohol allowances). Council supported carrying ideas forward but asked staff to address parking capacity and security implications before expanding alcohol use.
City staff presented a Community Center action plan with short‑term steps — online booking, a local vendor resource list, reconfiguring underutilized rooms and a part‑time host — and longer‑term options such as remote access/digital locks, creating attractive rental packages, and installing a divider to allow simultaneous rentals.
"Putting our community center online, giving it regional visibility could definitely help," staff said, outlining options to increase utilization and track metrics. Staff also proposed allowing alcohol at certain weekend events as an amenity to attract more rentals, while flagging the need to refine security requirements.
Councilmembers generally praised the near‑term ideas but asked staff to work out parking and public‑safety implications before approving changes that would expand alcohol at events. One councilmember suggested security be required for events with alcohol and said rental packages would require staffing or possibly contracted event planning.
Council gave direction for staff to flesh out proposals and return with specifics where needed; final policy changes (for example, alcohol allowances or capital work such as dividers or digital locks) would come back for formal council action.
